Trump will occasionally make a very good point but do it in a clumsy manner, especially when the 2nd Amendment is involved. Hillary is a big fan of gun control, even commending the gun confiscation of Australia at one point. Of course, Hillary has, and will for the rest of her life, armed Secret Service agents protecting her. She doesn't need a gun because she has half a dozen people with guns. Trump suggested that she have her detail disarm and "see what happens." The way he says it reminds me of Joe Pesci in Goodfellas, which is not a good image for a candidate for president to have. Still, it makes a valid point. It is easy for the protected elites to demand that the peasants in fly-over country are disarmed because it will not impact the guns that protect them.
Those who demanded the 2nd Amendment feared that a powerful government with a standing army - like they had just experienced with Great Britain - would oppress the people. Against this fear, they provided that the citizens would be armed with the same weaponry wielded by the military, the musket. If any of them were around today, they would argue that citizens should be armed with the M4 carbine that is the current standard-issue weapon. The intent is to make a military takeover nigh impossible.
If you desire peace, prepare for war. That is good advice for a country but also true for citizens with regard to their government.
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